According to Barmer-Chef, Weight Loss Could Soon Be Cashier's Output

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The weight loss injection could be paid by the health insurance companies in the future. The outgoing Barmer boss is in favour.

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The weight loss injection could be paid by the health insurance companies in the future. The outgoing Barmer boss is in favour.

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From lifestyle medicine to cash flow? According to Barmer-Chef Straub, the weight loss syringe could soon be available on prescription. According to him, it should not be necessary to prove diets or sports.

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So far, weight loss injections have been one of the lifestyle medicines in Germany - people with obesity therefore have to pay for the treatment themselves. For a long time it is said that a cost assumption by the cash registers is too expensive. Barmer now brings in a different approach.

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According to the outgoing Barmer boss, the weight loss syringe could in future be paid by the statutory health insurance companies. Increasing costs for health insurance companies should not arise.

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Lifestyle or important treatment option? In the dispute about whether weight loss shots like Ozempic are paid by statutory health insurance companies, a prominent proponent comes to the floor.